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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Budsmith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Budsmith and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Budsmith:
- 35.240366, -90.723444
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Budsmith
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
- Since Budsmith is near Saint Francis County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Budsmith
Curious and Interesting Names Near Budsmith ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Barn Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barn Crossing is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barn Crossing
- Birdeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birdeye is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Colt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- Cottonwood Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Corner is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
- Flag Lake Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flag Lake Crossing is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Lake Crossing
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hicks Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Station
- Love Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Love Place is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Place
- Meadow Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meadow Cliff is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cliff
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Princedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Princedale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princedale
- Rose Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Place is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Place
How Far From Budsmith to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Budsmith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Budsmith once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Budsmith and extending to:
- Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies just to the West.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Budsmith to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Budsmith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Budsmith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Budsmith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Budsmith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2404, Longitude: -90.7234 In this case, the coordinates for Budsmith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.471 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.598 degrees. |
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